Riverbank stabilization completed ahead of schedule

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — The city of Clarksville held a completion ceremony for the Riverside Drive Stream Bank Stabilization Project, a joint project between the city and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.

The project will help protect the riverbank from erosion and will protect utilities, the Old Waterworks building and Riverside Drive.

Dyersburg contractor Choctaw Transportation Inc. held the contract for the project and efficiently added 5 feet to portions of the riverbank with no additional costs to the project, according to the city.

The contractor finished the project in three months compared with the projected six months.